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Rock Mechanics for underground mining

Based on extensive professional, research and teaching experience, this book will provide an authoritative and comprehensive ...

Site Investigation in Construction Part 1: Without Site Investigation Ground is a Hazard

This document has been written for Client's and their professional technical advisers in the consturction industry. It aims ...

Site Investigation in Construction Part 2: Planning, Procurement and Quality Management

It is written for the Client's Principal Technical Adviser on a construction project, since this professional is responsible ...

Site Investigation in Construction Part 3: Specification for Ground Investigation

Includes associated Schedules and a Bill of Quantities, and is intended for general application to ground investigation work. ...

Stable Isotope Ecology

The book approaches the use of isotopes from the perspective of ecological and biological research, but its concepts can ...

Tensile Fracturing in Rocks

The book’s subject matter is divided over six chapters, which are briefly described below. Chapter 1 summarizes current ...

The Adria Microplate: GPS Geodesy, Tectonics and Hazards

Tectonic motion of the Adria microplate exerts a first-order control on the tectonics, geology, seismology, resource distribution, ...

The Barrier Zones in the Ocean

Geochemical barrier zones play an important role in determining various physical systems and characteristics of the oceans, ...

The Beauty of Geology: Art of Geology Mapping in China Over a Century

This book contains a collection of rare geologic maps and figures made by Chinese geologists in the last century. Preserved ...

The Black Sea Flood Question

Each of the 35 papers marshals its own evidence for or against the flood hypothesis. No summary or overall resolution to ...

The Origin of Clay Minerals in Soils and Weathered Rocks

This book stress the role of plants at the bio-interface and the importance of microsystems at the water/ rock interface. ...

The Rio Chagres, Panama

This book calls the attention of the scientific community, government organizations and non-government agencies, and the ...

Transboundary Water Resources: A Foundation for Regional Stability in Central Asia

The Central Asian republics and neighboring countries are currently experiencing these problems - problems that will become ...

Uranium in the Environment

Uranium is an element to be found ubiquitous in rock, soil, and water. Uranium concentrations in natural ground water can ...

Uranium, Mining and Hydrogeology

Subject of the book is Uranium and its migration in aquatic environments. The following subjects are emphasised: Uranium ...

Urban Groundwater Management and Sustainability

Given that around 50% of the world’s population live in cities, and that urban populations are expanding rapidly, the issues ...

Volcanic Unrest : From Science to Society

Volcanic unrest is a complex multi-hazard phenomenon. The fact that unrest may, or may not lead to an imminent eruption contributes ...

Water Management at Abandoned Flooded Underground Mines : Fundamentals, Tracer Tests, Modelling, Water Treatment

This book addresses the processes related to mine abandonment from a hydrogeological perspective. The book gives some key ...

Water Politics and Development Cooperation : Local Power Plays and global Governance

This statement in the most recent Human Development Report articulates a conv- tion that has increasingly gained ground in ...

Water and Earthquakes

This book explores the interactions between water and earthquakes, including recent concerns about induced seismicity. It ...

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